{Veronica Roth News}: HaperCollins Announces a Two Book Deal with @VeronicaRoth

Initiates, we’ve all been waiting for this news and today it’s finally here! HarperCollins announced that they have signed anew two book deal with our own Veronica Roth. That means in 2017 there will be two more books from our favorite author for us to devour and love! Here’s a snippet of what they had to say about the upcoming series:

In the untitled first novel of a highly anticipated duology in the vein of Star Wars, Veronica Roth explores—with poise and poignancy—the story of a boy who forms an unlikely alliance with an enemy. Both desperate to escape their oppressive lives, they help each other attain what they most desire: for one, redemption, and the other, revenge. Roth commented, “I’m really enjoying working on this new series. I can’t wait to share it with readers!”

The first, and still untitled book will be released sometime in 2017 with the second to hopefully follow a year later in 2018.

Roth and her publisher offered few specifics, beyond saying the series is in “the vein of ‘Star Wars’” and will tell of a boy’s “unlikely alliance” with an enemy.

“Both desperate to escape their oppressive lives, they help each other attain what they most desire: for one, redemption, and the other, revenge,” the publisher announced.

In a recent email to the AP, Roth wrote that “The idea started with a character. All the other elements — setting, world, even a substantial portion of the plot — came after.” She added that while she had a “pretty detailed” outline for the new series, she was still in the early stages of writing.

“That’s why I’m being so vague,” she explained.

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